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Super should shape up on unlisted valuations: WTW

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... Willis Towers Watson senior investment consultant Nick Kelly said the question of whether to devalue unlisted assets is nothing new; investors had to consider whether to devalue these assets during the Global Financial Crisis. "But what may surprise ...

Fixed income liquidity squeeze bites

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... but over five years, it can be a lot lower at around +/- 5%." Higgins also thinks the discounts in fixed income ETFs are nothing to worry about for long-term investors but those looking to make a change should avoid acting irrational. "If you don't ...

Extraordinary stimulus provides wage subsidy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... different because it keeps employees formally "on the books" of employers. "This isn't money for people to go away and do nothing. This is about keeping people connected to their business," he said. "It's about keeping people in jobs." Morrison ...

Why banks are lifting TD rates

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... interest on term deposits are behind us, that doesn't mean people should just throw their hands up in the air and do nothing." She applauded the banks for assisting consumers during the current period of volatility. "It's great to see banks boosting ...

Super scammers pose as authorities

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... number. "He literally could not repeat back AFSL to me," Craggs said. "I said do you understand the anti-hawking provisions? Nothing. And I went, 'Mate what you're doing is illegal. You're not allowed to do this'. "Forget about legalities, this is not ...

Platforms maintain cash rate on RBA cut

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... Bank of Australia's rate cut of 25bps on Thursday. Both platforms confirmed the decision to maintain rates at 0%. "Nothing has changed since last week for our cash accounts - clients are receiving zero," a HUB24 spokesperson said. "Following the ...

Chief economist update: Water, water everywhere and not a fish to catch

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
... closures - for fear of getting the infection or spreading the infection - negate these. Have money, can't travel... and nothing to buy! But just as the world overcame other crises in the past - GFC, Asian financial crisis, Japan's deflation in ...

Chief economist update: Australian recession here we come

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
... monetary and fiscal authorities. Citizens will have more money that they couldn't spend on and if they could, there's nothing to buy because of disruptions to the supply chain. The drought and bushfires already raised the likelihood of a negative ...

Sunsuper Labor donations rile Bragg

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
... its kind for the fund - and asked Rowell how APRA responds to political donations made by super funds. "Quite simply, nothing. APRA's role is not to review individual items of fund expenditure, and the amount of $11,000 in the context of a $60 billion ...

Westpac not evacuated, misinformation abounds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... reported the suspected cases had forced an evacuation. An internal email to Westpac staff, seen by Financial Standard, said nothing about an evacuation. Rather, suspected cases of COVID-19 relating to people who had recently travelled overseas were self-isolating ...